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Women’s empowerment
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola

Double burden of household work and earning money

As in many developing countries, masses of women are slaving away in Nigeria’s informal sector

Global environment
Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi

Environmental UN conventions are mutually reinforcing

Ecosystem services are vital for mitigating climate crisis

Solar power
Farai Shawn Matiashe

Water for a parched land

Solar powered irrigation systems boost agriculture in arid parts of Zimbabwe

Biodiversity
Wanjohi Kabukuru

International community misses maritime protection target

International agreements endorse notion of sustainable blue economy

Ocean life
Wanjohi Kabukuru

“Blue economy” is more than a catch word

Humanity depends on maritime resources and must exploit them sustainably

Multilateral affairs
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

IMF executive board re-endorses Georgieva

Global indices result from human judgment and do not convey some kind of objective truth

Global environment
Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi

Fundamental questions of survival

Humanity’s food security depends on biodiversity and ecosystem services

State building
Henning Melber

How to make African statehood more successful

Citizenship and social protection are mutually reinforcing

Female genital mutilation
Mariame Racine Sow
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

“Violence is related to a variety of social conditions”

The organisation Forward for Women assists women in Germany and Senegal who have been affected by female genital mutilation

Coronavirus
Aenne Frankenberger

How coronavirus is affecting HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria

Global Fund reports setbacks in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating
Biogas innovation: Clean energy and fertiliser for Malawi’s farmers
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Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
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Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy
Voodoo allows a holistic view of the cosmos
Brazil’s colonial legacies and current challenges
Indigenous banks collapsing in Zambia: A closer look at Investrust

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy
Voodoo allows a holistic view of the cosmos
Brazil’s colonial legacies and current challenges
Indigenous banks collapsing in Zambia: A closer look at Investrust